Cost of living comparison
Athens is 17.0% more expensive than Belgrade.
If you lived in Athens instead of Belgrade, you would:
pay 6.2% less for restaurants
Belgrade
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$10.99
RSD1,216
|
$16.08
€15.21
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.16
RSD1,014
|
$9.65
€9.13
|
|
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.33
RSD257
|
$2.06
€1.95
|
|
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$1.57
RSD174
|
$0.55
€0.52
|
|
pay 30.9% more for groceries
Belgrade
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.87
RSD97
|
$1.27
€1.21
|
|
Local cheese (8 oz) |
$5.04
RSD558
|
$6.59
€6.24
|
|
Milk (1 gallon) |
$4.98
RSD551
|
$6.29
€5.95
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$2.66
RSD294
|
$4.50
€4.26
|
|
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$3.13
RSD346
|
$4.89
€4.63
|
|
Apples (1 lb) |
$0.53
RSD58
|
$0.93
€0.88
|
|
Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.80
RSD89
|
$0.89
€0.85
|
|
Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.74
RSD81
|
$0.60
€0.57
|
|
Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$1.05
RSD117
|
$0.93
€0.88
|
|
Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.47
RSD52
|
$0.57
€0.54
|
|
Onions (1 lb) |
$0.39
RSD44
|
$0.53
€0.50
|
|
pay 25.9% more for transportation
Belgrade
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$6.87
RSD760
|
$7.64
€7.22
|
|
Monthly public transit pass |
$20.16
RSD2,230
|
$30.01
€28.39
|
|
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$28,106.99
RSD3,109,675
|
$30,384.48
€28,744.60
|
|
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$9.51
RSD1,052
|
$12.86
€12.17
|
|
pay 2.7% more for housing
Belgrade
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$27.63
RSD3,056
|
$32.55
€30.79
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$840.53
RSD92,993
|
$634.68
€600.43
|
|
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$518.55
RSD57,371
|
$557.32
€527.24
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$139.51
RSD15,435
|
$153.41
€145.13
|
|
pay 31.7% more for childcare
Belgrade
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$370.44
RSD40,985
|
$463.20
€438.20
|
|
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$7,747.69
RSD857,182
|
$10,722.29
€10,143.60
|
|
pay 42.7% more for entertainment and sports
Belgrade
|
Athens
|
||
---|---|---|---|
Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$3.02
RSD334
|
$5.36
€5.07
|
|
Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.45
RSD271
|
$3.71
€3.51
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.12
RSD456
|
$4.88
€4.61
|
|
Monthly membership at local gym |
$36.53
RSD4,042
|
$49.36
€46.70
|
|
Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$7.33
RSD811
|
$9.65
€9.13
|
|
pay 8.4% less for clothing
Belgrade
|
Athens
|
||
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Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$97.71
RSD10,810
|
$86.11
€81.47
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.65
RSD4,276
|
$38.32
€36.25
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$107.09
RSD11,848
|
$93.75
€88.69
|
|
Men's business shoes (leather) |
$125.83
RSD13,921
|
$115.38
€109.16
|
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